A housing assembly includes a frame body, an adhesive, a cover plate, and a decorative ring. A bearing surface and a limiting surface are disposed on an inner side of the frame body. The cover plate includes a top surface and a bottom surface that are oppositely disposed and a side surface surroundingly connected between the top surface and the bottom surface, and the side surface includes a first side surface connected to the top surface and a second side surface connected to the bottom surface. The cover plate is installed to the inner side of the frame body. The adhesive is disposed between the bottom surface and the bearing surface and between the second side surface and the limiting surface. Accommodating space is provided between the first side surface and the limiting surface. The decorative ring is disposed in the accommodating space and covers the bearing surface.
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1. A housing assembly, comprising: a frame body comprising a bearing surface and a limiting surface located on an inner side of the frame body; a cover plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the cover plate further comprises a side surface surroundingly coupled between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface coupled to the top surface and a second side surface coupled to the bottom surface, and wherein the cover plate is installed on the inner side of the frame body; an adhesive disposed between the bottom surface and the bearing surface and between the second side surface and the limiting surface, wherein an accommodating space is located between the first side surface and the limiting surface; and a decorative ring disposed in the accommodating space and covering the bearing surface.
2. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame body further comprises a boss formed on the bearing surface and spaced apart from the limiting surface, and wherein the boss is in contact with the bottom surface to prevent the adhesive from overflowing in a direction away from the limiting surface.
3. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame body further comprises a plurality of limiting bumps in contact with the second side surface and disposed at intervals along the limiting surface.
4. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side surface further comprises a step surface coupled between the first side surface and the second side surface, wherein the accommodating space is enclosed by the step surface, the first side surface, and the limiting surface, and wherein the decorative ring is bonded to the step surface and is disposed in the accommodating space.
5. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the decorative ring is formed of a metal material, and wherein the decorative ring is in a clearance fit with the limiting surface and with the first side surface.
6. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the decorative ring is formed of a rubber material, and wherein the decorative ring is in an interference fit with the limiting surface and with the first side surface.
7. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the decorative ring is bonded to the step surface using back glue.
8. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive is further disposed on the step surface, and wherein the decorative ring is bonded to the adhesive using back glue to fasten the decorative ring onto the step surface.
9. The housing assembly of claim 5 , wherein the adhesive is further disposed on the step surface, and wherein the decorative ring is bonded to the step surface using the adhesive.
10. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the cover plate further comprises; a first cover plate; and a second cover plate attached to the first cover plate in a stacked manner, wherein a first surface of the first cover plate that is disposed away from the second cover plate is the top surface, wherein a second surface of the second cover plate that is disposed away from the first cover plate is the bottom surface, and wherein the step surface is formed in an edge region of a third surface of the second cover plate that is disposed close to the first cover plate.
11. A mobile terminal, comprising: a housing assembly comprising: a frame body comprising a bearing surface and a limiting surface located on an inner side of the frame body; a cover plate comprising a op surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the cover plate further comprises a side surface surroundingly coupled between she too surface and the bottom surface, wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface coupled to the top surface and a second side surface coupled to the bottom surface, and wherein the cover plate is installed on the inner side of the frame body; an adhesive disposed between the bottom surface and the bearing surface and between the second side surface and the limiting surface, wherein an accommodating space is located between the first side surface and the limiting surface; and a decorative ring disposed in the accommodating space and covering the bearing surface; and a touchscreen installed on the inner side of the frame body and coupled to the bottom surface.
12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of a display area of the touchscreen on the bottom surface coincides with an orthographic projection of the top surface on the bottom surface.
13. A method for assembling a housing assembly, comprising: providing a frame body comprising an inner side on which a bearing surface and a limiting surface are disposed; dispensing an adhesive on the bearing surface; providing a cover plate that comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface surroundingly coupled between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface coupled to the top surface and a second side surface coupled to the bottom surface; installing the cover plate on the inner side of the frame body by fastening the bottom surface to the bearing surface using the adhesive, wherein the bottom surface presses a part of the adhesive to a clearance between the second side surface and the limiting surface, and wherein installing the cover plate on the inner side of the frame body forms an accommodating space between the first side surface and the limiting surface; installing a decorative ring in the accommodating space; and making the decorative ring cover the bearing surface.
14. The method for assembling the housing assembly of claim 13 , further comprising: curing the adhesive; and bonding the decorative ring to a step surface using back glue after the curing.
15. The method for assembling the housing assembly of claim 13 , further comprising: simultaneously pressing, by the bottom surface, a portion of the adhesive onto the clearance and a step surface; and curing the adhesive after the decorative ring is installed on the accommodating space and is in contact with the adhesive.
16. The method for assembling the housing assembly of claim 13 , further comprising: simultaneously pressing, by the bottom surface, a portion of the adhesive onto the clearance and a step surface; curing the adhesive; installing the decorative ring at the accommodating space after the curing; and bonding the decorative ring to the adhesive using back glue after the curing.
17. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame body further comprises a boss formed on the bearing surface and spaced apart from the limiting surface.
18. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the decorative ring is formed of a metal material.
19. The housing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the decorative ring is formed of a rubber material.
20. The housing assembly of claim 19 , wherein the decorative ring is bonded to the step surface using back glue.
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